News Article: Nick Fotiu destroys Rangers game 7 effort
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Whiplash27
Quattro!!
He would make a good assistant coach. Maybe he would have had the balls to tell AV to get MSL off the ice as well.
RangerBoy
Dolan sucks!!!
LionsHeart
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It's not so much that they lost, but how they lost.
Getting shutout twice at Home is just disgusting.
KOVALEV022473
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RB, did you watch game 7? To play balls out and lose to a better team is what we as fans want and can accept. To come out flat, heartless and gutless, as they did in game 7 of the ECF, yeah they suck!
pld459666
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This is what I am referring to when I talk about toughness.
Fighting is one aspect, but not nearly the most important aspect.
The hardest hit I seen Tyler take was when he crashed into his own player.
Stamkos ran McD into the boards and then punched Stepan in the face 4-5 times in the ensuing scrum.
Why was he not targeted?
frustrating.
Fighting is one aspect, but not nearly the most important aspect.
The hardest hit I seen Tyler take was when he crashed into his own player.
Stamkos ran McD into the boards and then punched Stepan in the face 4-5 times in the ensuing scrum.
Why was he not targeted?
frustrating.
pld459666
Registered User
Not sure that's the point of the article. At least that's not the take away I got from it.
silverfish
got perma'd
trilobyte
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It's good to see the simple truth, without all the over-analysis that just muddies the water.
When plain simple fans post something to the same effect, so many consider it to be a lack of loyalty or something ridiculous like that.
Emotion is a big part of sport. It is probably more apparent in hockey whether the team has the right attitude and spark than it is in most other sports. You can tell. Don't tell me Nick Fotiu cannot tell.
Why do some psoters go off on a tangent? The remarks about Game 7 are correct. We are talking about Game 7. Game 7 was do it or go home. They did not go balls to the wall.
Nick nailed it.
Don't shoot the messenger.
When plain simple fans post something to the same effect, so many consider it to be a lack of loyalty or something ridiculous like that.
Emotion is a big part of sport. It is probably more apparent in hockey whether the team has the right attitude and spark than it is in most other sports. You can tell. Don't tell me Nick Fotiu cannot tell.
Why do some psoters go off on a tangent? The remarks about Game 7 are correct. We are talking about Game 7. Game 7 was do it or go home. They did not go balls to the wall.
Nick nailed it.
Don't shoot the messenger.
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Open Mind
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Article is spot on. I'll just echo what I said in the Lundqvist thread last night. Our players did not show up and didn't want to fight for it. Any goal Hank lets in, we lose, because the team him front of him was a no show and didn't score. With the pathetic effort they were playing with, they weren't going to score.
Many people - teammates and otherwise - comment on Hank having an insane desire to win and one of the highest compete levels going. And the bottom line to me... if the rest of the team played with this same compete level, every shift of every game, they're playing in the SCF right now. I believe that emphatically. But they were on vacation in games 5 and 7 and TB deservedly moved on.
Garbage, heartless, unacceptable effort. The team that showed up to play won the series. And they earned it.
Many people - teammates and otherwise - comment on Hank having an insane desire to win and one of the highest compete levels going. And the bottom line to me... if the rest of the team played with this same compete level, every shift of every game, they're playing in the SCF right now. I believe that emphatically. But they were on vacation in games 5 and 7 and TB deservedly moved on.
Garbage, heartless, unacceptable effort. The team that showed up to play won the series. And they earned it.
KOVALEV022473
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I'm just glad someone with ties to the organization has the balls to call them out they way Nick did!
We lost pretty much every heart guy we had either to tampa in the offseason or to injury during the postseason. I don't believe anyone ever expected nash or stepan to all of a sudden play with fire lol
charliemurphy
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No. Despite the injuries to both Staal and McD that we're now learning. the team that made it to game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals didn't show up for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals.
It can be argued that any player that signs with the Rangers gets the red carpet treatment and some get perhaps too comfy and turn soft. It can be argued a player like Nash is more focused on being a father and doesn't want to take any chances in getting injured.
Fotiu hits the nail on the head. And it's something I've witnessed at home games. That determination to come out firing on all cylinders and downright dictate the game and intimidate the other team were seldom if ever present at MSG this season.
I also agree with him in saying that AV can share in the blame in not adjusting his lines during the game. Fact is, Sather mortgaged a lot to win now and the 3 moves in trading for MSL, signing Boyle and trading for Yandle is going to sting for a while. The old man has to get out from behind the desk.
Ghost of jas
Unsatisfied
Good to see an ex-Ranger who didn't win a Cup criticize the current squad for not getting there. About as relevant as someone giving all F's to the team on the final report cards on a message board. But, I bet it felt good writing it, so that's the important thing.
SingnBluesOnBroadway
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SingnBluesOnBroadway
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Both of the efforts in games 5 and 7 were abysmal. No jump in their step, no good chances, no big hits, nothing.
The third period of game 2 was also something they should forever be ashamed about.
Just a piss poor showing at home in this series. Really shows what MSG means to these idiots.
The third period of game 2 was also something they should forever be ashamed about.
Just a piss poor showing at home in this series. Really shows what MSG means to these idiots.
Hunter Gathers
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